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Garden Spot DECEMBER 5, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LV • NO 1
FESTIVE PERFORMANCE
Servant Stage Company will perform “A Christmas Carol” on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. The performance is a word-for-word dramatic interpretation of Charles Dickens’ classic novella. Admission is pay-what-you-will. The performance is open to the public. To learn more about Servant Stage, visit www.servantstagecompany.com. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host its Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Harvest Table. Children and accompanying adults may enjoy a breakfast buffet, photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus and a private tour of the Garden Spot Village Train Room. Separate fees have been set for adults and for children ages 3 to 10. Children age 2 and under will be admitted for free. To order tickets, visit http://gsc.gl/Sl7XRY3s. BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Local churches have slated Blue Christmas services for Sundays in December. The services will take place on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 105 W. Main St., Terre Hill, and on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. at Churchtown United Methodist Church, 2170 Main St., Narvon. Blue Christmas is a worship service for those who have lost loved ones and find it hard to celebrate during the holiday season. Each service will include Holy Communion, a meditation, and words of encouragement. SEASONAL EVENT
will hold its annual Gift Fair on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Thirty local, national, and international nonprofits will offer opportunities to purchase alternative gifts that will directly benefit the organizations’ missions. Shoppers who purchase gifts will receive greeting cards to give to loved ones. The Marketplace will feature tangible gift items available for purchase; these items will be social enterprise, fair-trade, or both. The event will also feature family-friendly activities and local food vendors. After the Gift Fair, alternative gift items will be available for purchase online through Monday, Dec. 31. For more details, visit http://giftsthatgivehope .org/lancaster/.
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New Holland Band To Celebrate With Holiday Pops By Ann Mead Ash
Ken Laudermilch, conductor of the New Holland Band, knows exactly who makes up the market for the band’s Holiday Pops presentation. “The pops is designed for people who want to host their friends, but don’t want to do the dishes after,” said Laudermilch with a chuckle, adding, “We want to foster conversations for families, new friends, and associates around the table enjoying the great food and the beautiful ambiance of the hall.” This year, the New Holland Band will return to Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Lancaster, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Willow Street, for the pops program on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The evening will offer hors d’oeuvres and signature desserts to guests who will dine among a number of decorated Christmas trees. The musical program will include solo performances and a number of seasonal favorites in a variety of musical arrangements. After having directed the pops for six years - the 2018 presentation will be the seventh - Laudermilch has become aware of the types of tunes audience
The New Holland Band will perform its Holiday Pops concert at Palm Court at DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Lancaster on Friday, Dec. 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The evening will offer food and seasonal music among decorated Christmas trees. The musical program will feature solo performances and a number of seasonal favorites. members expect. “People do not like new music,” he observed. “They like old music in a new suit of clothes.” Fortunately for Laudermilch, there are many pieces of seasonal music to fill the pops program.
“There are so many wonderful new arrangements of the old favorites, it’s hard to choose,” he mused. To kick off the event, Laudermilch has found a piece by English composer Nigel Hess. “The title is ‘A Christmas Overture,’” noted Laudermilch. “It contains a lot of carols of the season, but (offers) an English composer’s perspective on American carols, and it’s a spectacular opener.” Laudermilch has arranged for soloists to join the band for the performance. West Chester University graduate Sondra Cattich will return to the pops as guest vocalist. “She has the most beautiful alto coloratura voice,” said Laudermilch, who added that Cattich will sing “It’s a Holiday Season” and “Christmas on Broadway,” which is a medley including “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas,” “March of the Toys,” “My Favorite Things,” and more. The other soloist will be saxophonist and fellow West Chester University graduate Chad Smith. According to Laudermilch, Smith, who is originally from Palmyra, has mastered the Rudy Wiedoeft style of saxophone. “Wiedoeft was a sax star of the 1920s and 1930s who played rapid-fire notes,” said Laudermilch. See New Holland Band pg 2
LCCS Students Tackle Tiny House Project Engaging Community By Ann Mead Ash
St. John Center Welcomes New Pastor
“My job is fun,” said Nate Long, director of the academy of entrepreneurship at Lancaster County Christian School (LCCS). “I get to think of the creative things I wanted to do in high school and hopefully make them happen.” Fourteen LCCS high school students will get hands-on experience in a variety of areas as they work to transform a small bus Long purchased from Homestead Village into a type of tiny house. According Working with several others to convert a to Long, the bus, which is 17 feet long and more than 7 feet wide, will bus into a tiny home are (from left) be more like an RV when completed, Lancaster County Christian School (LCCS) but it will be fully functional with a students Seth Stoltzfus and Sarah Bustillo; bathroom and a kitchen, if a little Nate Long, director of the academy of smaller than the average tiny house. entrepreneurship at LCCS; and LCCS Concepts that Long intends to student Caleb Heck. teach as part of the project include stewardship of money, creativity of said students are considering questions design, marketing, and empathy. He like “What does your consumer want?” See Tiny House pg 10
By Ann Mead Ash
Tom Darr, who was installed as pastor at St. John Center Lutheran Church, 599 Reading Road, East Earl, on Nov. 4,
does not hesitate to sing the praises of his new congregation. “The thing I like about (the members of) St. John Center is that they’re like a family,” s a i d To m . “ T h e y a r e t h e k i n d o f people who when they say they are there for you, they are truly there for you.” See St. John Center pg 9
Tom Darr, who was installed as pastor at St. John Center Lutheran Church on Nov. 4, is looking forward to getting involved in the local community and celebrating the church’s 200th anniversary in 2019.
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